The weather did not cooperate today, but nevertheless a good trip. First time for Dmitri, Mercedes and Teo! Visited Quinta do Cume and tasted some good wines. More on that later. Planning a second visit…
Castro de S Lourenço
A couple of weeks ago Mercedes, Dmitri, Teo and I spent an afternoon walking around this place, mystified and overwhelmed, by the fact that humans started to inhabit this place more than 3,500 years ago.…
Castelo de Soutomaior – Pontevedra – Spain
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PORTELAGEM DOLMEN (VILA CHÃ)
Dolmen, a type of stone monument found in a variety of places throughout the world. Dolmens are made of two or more upright stones with a single stone lying across them. The most widely known…
Megane
New (old) ride. Time to give the Jeep back to Dom João. We got a new ride to carry all of us, including Teo and Berlin, plus all the junk necessary! It's older but in…
Amarante – Portugal
Lovely place. At the foothills of Serra do Marão is a place to stop for lunch and walk around. Dmitri and I had an awesome Feijoada à Transmontana but I am not sure what the…
A Anja (The Angel)
Bronze Sculpture by José Rodrigues (1936-2016) Installed in Praça de Lisboa, Porto Photos by G Moreiradasilva (10.5.05) Stolen by vandals in Dec 2006, cut in pieces sold as scrap metal and eventually melted! One of…
Esposende, here we come!
The stars are aligning. we are preparing for a three month stint in the homeland, a try out of sorts. from across the big pond things look a lot more accommodating in the old country,…
Horseback Riding
It has been awhile, but yesterday Jenn went out to the farm and rode with Heather and Suzie. Today, her butt is paying for it. It has been a long time. When the kids were…